Sunday, March 17, 2019

Generosity is an act of worship. Our heart always follows our head. Giving is an act of our will.

Leviticus 27:30 (NKJV)

30 And all the tithe... is holy to the Lord.

The tithe is not given to the Lord. It is returned to Him. Your ability to work is a gift from God, too.

Job 41:11 B (NKJV)

Everything under heaven is Mine (God).

All our money and time belongs to God. We are not the owner of anything, but the manager of it for Him.

1 Chronicles 28:3-4 (NKJV)

But God said to me (David), ‘You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed blood.’

King David loved God. God wouldn't allow David to build His temple, but He did provide David the opportunity to give to it.

But who am I (David), and who are my people,

That we should be able to offer so willingly as this?
For all things come from You,
And of Your own we have given You.

In the New Testament, even the poor were allowed to give.

3 For I (Paul) can testify that they gave not only what they could afford, but far more. And they did it of their own free will.

4 They begged us again and again for the privilege of sharing in the gift for the believers in Jerusalem.

5 They even did more than we had hoped, for their first action was to give themselves to the Lord and to us, just as God wanted them to do.

Surrender yourself first to God. Then, ask God for His direction in giving, and expect Him to answer.

God is the God of the resupply. God is looking for someone who is willing to be used. It starts a great adventure.

Will you be the one whom God uses to answer someone's prayer? Are you willing to say the prayer "Lord will you use me?"

Transform your faith by surrendering to the promptings of the Holy Spirit. Father, please put me into the game.

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son (Jesus), that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Steve Gillen, Willow Creek Church